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Low FG

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I brewed a honey witbier extract kit 4 weeks ago and I am getting ready to bottle this weekend.  After boil I separated one gallon of the wort and then after 3 days of fermenting I added about 12 oz of honey to that one gallon, so I now have 4 gallons of regular and one gallon with extra sugar (honey) added.  I took gravity readings last night.  The four gallon batch read at 1.006 and the one gallon batch read at 1.010.  Both seem very low as I would expect a FG on the four gallons to be around 1.010-1.012 as stated on the recipe.  I would also expect the batch that I kicked up with extra sugar to be much higher.  To note, I did rack both batches to secondary fermenters after 7 days.  I tasted last night after taking the readings and both beers taste fantastic (a little buttery though).  Any help, advice, information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
 
After doing some research, I may have alleviated my concerns as it appears that a lower FG is not an issue, but I was going for a higher ABV in the batch I added honey to and based on calculations if the OG was 1.063 and FG is 1.010 then  the ABV is just under 7% and the batch I didn't add honey to (OG 1.063 and FG 1.006) is higher ABV at just over 7%?  Does that seem accurate?
 
Sounds ok to me. You don't mention the yeast you are using, but a 1.006 and a 1.010 sound like a moderate to high attenuating yeast. If they tasted good, why worry?
 
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